Court will reconsider decision on Alameda school tax

A state appeals court has agreed to revisit its decision to strike down portions of a 2008 Alameda school parcel tax, a ruling that could ultimately cost Alameda Unified millions of dollars and put other school districts’ parcel taxes at risk of being tossed by courts.

Meanwhile, former Vice Mayor Rob Bonta – in his new perch as a state assemblyman – has introduced a bill that would explicitly allow school districts to charge different classes of property owners different tax rates, as Alameda’s former Measure H had. The bill, Bonta’s first, wasn’t yet posted to the state’s legislative information website fore review Monday night.